MrThomas43423 Member since Jul 03rd 2002 67613 posts
Thu Apr-09-15 03:00 PM
"My Cousin Had to Defend His Doctoral Thesis Today. But...."
the first call he got this morning was finding out his Dad died. my Uncle had been mentally not well ever since his stroke 6 or 7 years ago. physically...he was declining, but its not like he was in the hospital on life support. and to have to defend your thesis under that kind of shock is incredible.
my cousin and i were born on the exact same day. my dad and his sister both had sons on September 16, 1980. he's my twin cousin. my brousin. the only difference is be was last of his parents three children, and i was the first of my parents three children. and his older sisters were 11 and 8 years older than him. so we've really lead different lives. and his like puts my life in perspective. cause we're both 34, both at good places in our careers, but i still have BOTH of my parents and he's lost his already. and that makes my heart go out to him. it just makes you put everything in perspective and all that. that life is so....different. and you never know what people your age and seemingly just like you might have gone through. --------------------------------------- it's true what they say...people are strange, when you're strangers.
MrThomas43423 Member since Jul 03rd 2002 67613 posts
Thu Apr-09-15 03:06 PM
2. "thank you. but he did it. he passed or whatever." In response to Reply # 1
and i'm not sure i could have do it without either breaking down during, or immediately afterwards. --------------------------------------- it's true what they say...people are strange, when you're strangers.
like i've seen that nigga cry numerous times. bad cries. so i'm beyond proud of him. --------------------------------------- it's true what they say...people are strange, when you're strangers.
MrThomas43423 Member since Jul 03rd 2002 67613 posts
Thu Apr-09-15 04:33 PM
9. "lol....right?? and thank you." In response to Reply # 6
i think that's what made me say damn the most. definitely not my pain, and not really even his pain, but the fact he had to suppress it and fight thru it on a day that was already challenging enough. --------------------------------------- it's true what they say...people are strange, when you're strangers.
13. "wow..thats awful..." In response to Reply # 0
>the first call he got this morning was finding out his Dad >died. my Uncle had been mentally not well ever since his >stroke 6 or 7 years ago. physically...he was declining, but >its not like he was in the hospital on life support. and to >have to defend your thesis under that kind of shock is >incredible. > >my cousin and i were born on the exact same day. my dad and >his sister both had sons on September 16, 1980. he's my twin >cousin. my brousin. the only difference is be was last of his >parents three children, and i was the first of my parents >three children. and his older sisters were 11 and 8 years >older than him. so we've really lead different lives. and his >like puts my life in perspective. cause we're both 34, both at >good places in our careers, but i still have BOTH of my >parents and he's lost his already. and that makes my heart go >out to him. it just makes you put everything in perspective >and all that. that life is so....different. and you never know >what people your age and seemingly just like you might have >gone through. >--------------------------------------- >it's true what they say...people are strange, when you're >strangers. > >not compassionate....only polite. > >I am not like you at all and i cannot pretend.
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